- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium
- Height:
- 3 to 4 feet
- Project:
- Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Blue
- Bloom Months:
- June, July
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- High
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Bombus, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Larval Host (Butterfly), Moths, Native Bees
- Counties:
- Aitkinin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
A smooth, native perennial herb that is 1-3' tall and establishes readily by seed. Suited for water gardens, naturalized plantings and wetland restorations. It is a showy lakeshore plant that establishes readily from seed. Rain gardens in heavy soils that will retain water for long periods are appropriate for this plant.